Receptacle.



M. M. LOGRAR/.

REGEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov-.251, w11.

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nnrrn :encnr'riionn Application filed November Specication of LettersPatent.

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-`iventioin relates to special moisture consei -ag receptacles, theobject of tl'i'ein-f vention being to provide a receptaele'tn. whichartlcles to be maintained in a moist or humid condition may be placed,and one in which the degree of moisture may be ascertained at any timeWithout the neces sity of removing the cover of the receptacle.

Y A further object of the invention is the provision of a device oi thecharacter above indicated in which the additional moisture may bereadily` supplied when desired Without exposing the contents of thereceptacle to the atmosphere. 4

still further object of the invention the provision ot a device of thecharacter" set forth, the exterior' walls oi which coniprise glazed andunglazed portions, which buv virtue of the fart that the;Y are glazedand unglazed are respectivelyv impervious to moisture and moistureabsorbent. portion of the glazed to the unglazed area may be varied atwill, it being.,r apparent that the area ot' the nnglazed portionrelatire to the glazed portionsl will determineI the rate 0fevaporation. Since an unglazed or absorbent earthenware surtare becomesdarker when thoroughly nioistened, it is apparent that the shade ot' theexposed unglazed areas will indicate to the user the presence `orabsence of moisture Within the receptacle.- lt is also intended toprovide means for controlling the rate ot evaporation from the unglazedareas as hereinafter set forth. v

Further objects and advantages ot the in vention will be set forth inthe detailed description which now follows.,

In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a perspectiveview with the coverremoved of a receptacle constructed in accordance with the invention andadapted to receive the cover shown in .F 3. Fie'.

2 is a longitudinal seeiional View olii-a slightlymodified form ofreceptacle, and

Fig'. 3 1s a sectional view illustrating a sealbetive'en the cover andthe body or" the receptacle.

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'OF NEVI YQRK, IN. Patenten. Jan.. 2S. 1911. SCIrll N0. 662.834.

' Like numerals designate corresponding I' parts in all oit the tigureeof 'the drawing.

r 7 u I iteterring to the drawing numeral o designates a receptaclewhich may he o any eine and shape, and which may have @over 6 of anyforni. tions of walls of' the'reeeptaele are glement, as at i", t int atsome pointj either in the tarif/vot the receptacle shown in l? i l, orin the eover tliereoi"9 as sho ir Qi; lf proglazed inoistare aN -oriientpon s outer tatie 9 l L tliere mi 'i these nnglaaed portions,` and theirarea may vary at will. Preferably, these unglazed portions aresurrounded ley an npstanding flange l0? upon which a Cap li. is adaptedto ll g though it is to loe ande" tood that these flanges and caps mayhe omitted when 'de sired.

'lllie rover shown in Fig. E2 is provided a, j nfeteralal-v, rubber bandlf2. which, is fitted in position upontlre a flange tl' of the Cover l ll .l l with i when the rover hotly portion 5 with i upon the upper edgeofthe liodjv portion tri torni a air-tight seal about the upper edge iof saidv liodj.' portion. f instead ot the seal just described7 a seal lsuch as is shown in 3 and adapted to l serve the saine purposes, may heemployed. in this ease the liodv '5' is provided with a igroore o aboutits ngi-per edge. in whieh l is seated a 'Felt or rubber air exeludinghand ,l 12. The Cover. ti. is provided with a de- I' pending tiangre tiwhich entere the reeess 5a and hears upon. the hand 1Q in 4order to proivid an air-tight seal, as above described. f 'lhe opstanding' flange it)serres the double t it'unetion of receiving; the air excluding cap j iland ot retainingf water poured upon the portion S, sneh water heingegradually ahsorbent portion 8. absorbent port-ion indicated at 8 is.indicated in the end wall of said receptacle. instead of at the top.,llonty the principle of operation is the same.

.tt will he understood that the receptacle sorh-ed hy the moisture may'have a n'rnioer of ,glazed and nnglazed i areas, and the unglazed areasmay he prof l portioneft .relatively to the iazed areas so as to datethe amount of moisture to be oft or entitled and the rate or relativerapiditf,T of auch ertudation; also that the will' act as reservoirs toretain glazed areas The exterior faces of por-- exposed the oe one moreof iittingl` down over said liodj,v ptntionq rests iet , is given 0H bythe 'ungwfzized S0 :Q jpzu'eni that tbe degree m? lste abswfbcd andretained Fiumi ille. foregoing desciiption it wil be @on ibut in asfructme csmslruvtcd as bmcin ."ibci, the humidity 0I ibo contents Ofibis'e-cepmcle may 'be varied at will. By pbwing the cap ll in position,n'xoii'ur@ is iaii'mib by 'removing the:- cap, moishire is '5i 'suie-,Q'if(`'n size m: Shape or Datum of wie, but bn'b upon ib@ mmi'uify, tbnuhm iziobldvs 'within its purview Huub nf: muy be madv wi'biu tbc smpu.wf

A receptnds of porous nmerial with glazed and ungbzzd mms on itssurface, tb@ ungbxzed irons adapted to absoi'b moisture gxnf. give 0H'the Same and indicate by tbe Qbnnge in anim* the extnnt o1 absorption ofSucb moisture, m tbe, gbimd iii-Qns servinp; as reservoirs for absorbedmoisure.

recuptzicl of porous mmm-inl with ingmi bot'fom :1mi Side having glazedand ung'blzed areas onils Smffiiceftbe u'ngbized areas being adapted toabsorb nwistm'e :md give 01T fh@ Sum@ and indicate by tbv change inCohn# the (sxfvnl' of ubsm'lvml of such moiszu@ und the g'lnmd :ironssmving as reservoirs fui absoibd mOiSrmb.

' A Li AL A receptacle, of pmolw mncrini with glazed mui lmgiuxmizli'ezw mi its sui-favo one A. N. Bimini, C. HOGUE.

